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　　"Nonsensical girl!" was his reply, but not at all in anger.

　　Emma had as much reason to be satisfied with the rest of the party as with Mr. Knightley. She was received with a cordial respect which could not but please, and given all the consequence she could wish for. When the Westons arrived, the kindest looks of love, the strongest of admiration were for her, from both husband and wife; the son approached her with a cheerful eagerness which marked her as his peculiar object, and at dinner she found him seated by her——and, as she firmly believed, not without some dexterity on his side.

　　"One can suppose nothing else," added Mrs. Cole, "and I was only surprized that there could ever have been a doubt. But Jane, it seems, had a letter from them very lately, and not a word was said about it. She knows their ways best; but I should not consider their silence as any reason for their not meaning to make the present. They might chuse to surprize her."

　　Mrs. Cole had many to agree with her; every body who spoke on the subject was equally convinced that it must come from Colonel Campbell, and equally rejoiced that such a present had been made; and there were enough ready to speak to allow Emma to think her own way, and still listen to Mrs. Cole.

　　Miss Woodhouse made the proper acquiescence; and finding that nothing more was to be entrapped from any communication of Mrs. Cole's, turned to Frank Churchill.

　　"Why do you smile?" said she.

　　"Nay, why do you?"

　　"Me!——I suppose I smile for pleasure at Colonel Campbell's being so rich and so liberal.——It is a handsome present."

　　"Very."

　　"I rather wonder that it was never made before."

　　"Perhaps Miss Fairfax has never been staying here so long before."

　　"Or that he did not give her the use of their own instrument—— which must now be shut up in London, untouched by any body."

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